1200 A.D. -- 1300 A.D.
1200's
| Persians introduce polo to Arabia, China, and India. |
1200's
| Zen Buddhism in Japan |
| Innoculation for smallpox in China. |
| Islam begins to replace Indian religions. |
| Alcohol is used for medicinal purposes. |
| 60,000 Italian merchants live at Constantinople. |
| Paris develops into a modern capitol. |
| Engagement rings come into fashion. |
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1202
| Court Jesters appear in European courts. |
1204
| The Crusaders sack Constantinople. |
1209
| Francis of Assisi issues first rules of brotherhood (Franciscan Order founded in 1210). |
1211
| Genghis Khan invades China. |
1212
| Tiles replace thatched and wooden roofs of London houses. |
1215
| King John of England signs the Magna Carta, traditionally interpreted as guaranteeing certain civil and personal liberties. |
1216
| The Domenican Order is founded. |
1218
| Genghis Khan conquers Persia. |
1220
| The first giraffes are shown in Europe. |
| London Bridge falls down after a fire. |
London Bridge
1225
| Thomas of Aquinus issues the "Summa Theologica" the most definitive statement of Catholic doctrines ever produced. |
| Cotton products are manufactured in Spain.
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| The Magna Carta is issued for the third time in definitive form.
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1228
| Francis of Assisi is canonized as a Saint. (Saint Francis) |
1230
| Leprosy is imported to Europe by the returning Crusaders. |
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1250
| Hats came into fashion |
1251
| Kublai Khan becomes Governor of China. |
1252
| The Inquisition begins to use instruments of torture to determine whether someone is Christian or not. |
| New "Round Table" jousting tournament appears in England. |
1253
| Linen is first manufactured in England. |
1254
| Marco Polo, the Venetian traveller is born. |
1256
| France bans gambling with dice. (Guess they didn't anticipate the French Riviera.) |
1260
| Date which a 1988 Vatican-sponsored scientific study places the origin of the Shroud of Turin. |
1269
| The first toll roads appear in England..which lead, of course to toll-houses, which led to toll-house cookies! |
1275
| Travelling over blistering deserts and treacherous mountain passes, Marco Polo reaches the Far East. |
1278
| Glass mirrors were invented -- and soon women were powdering their noses! |
1282
| The Mafia appears in Sicily to revolt against French rule after drunken soldier attacks a young woman on her wedding day. |
1290
| Spectacles were invented. |
1291
| Fall of the last Christian outposts in the Holy Land. |
| The end of the Crusades. |
